tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247538633725118932024-03-16T06:19:16.746-04:00Storytime ABC'sActivities, Books, Crafts and Snacks for Early Literacy and Family Fun!Storytime Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347160565583263163noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24753863372511893.post-71206724167712353832014-08-01T14:46:00.001-04:002014-08-01T14:50:06.544-04:00Not a Flannel Friday ~ A Little Frozen Fun in Summer!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Well, it has been an extremely long time!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is good to be back to the blog and the Flannel Friday Round-Up ~ even if it might just be this post for now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been having tons and tons of <span style="color: blue;"><b><i>FUN</i></b></span> planning several </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hopefully, I will be able to blog about the whole event soon. But, for now, I wanted to share my <i style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Pin the Nose on Olaf</i> game. It is very simple to make! It will be a fun game to play <i><b>PLUS</b></i> I am using it as an advertisement for our <i style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">FROZEN</i> storytimes. I am adding a little bubble burst with all the details for both programs ~ once my little cold-weather friend is laminated. So, here he is...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are like I was and you haven't seen the movie yet, I really recommend you that you get and enjoy it with your family. My fiance and my 18 year old son actually watched it with me a few nights ago and we had a <i style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">wonderful </i>time! We all laughed so hard we had to go back and watch parts of it over again because we didn't want to miss anything. Ha ha!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh, and let me just give one more recommendation ~ be sure to check out the <i style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">FROZEN</i> books about our amazing friend, <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Olaf</span>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for letting me participate in this week's Round-Up! Even though this was not a flannel, I am considering making another out of flannel because I think it would be an awesome activity to put out in our Children's area for our Library friends to play with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's celebrate a little "</span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Wearin' of the Green</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" together!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the past, <b><span style="color: lime;">St. Patrick's Day</span></b> has been a tough storytime to plan for our littlest storytime friends. Most books about <b><span style="color: lime;">St. Paddy's Day</span></b> and<b><span style="color: lime;"> Leprechauns</span></b> are long and wordy and difficult to share in a large group. But a few years ago, I decided to focus more on the idea of <b><span style="color: lime;">shamrocks</span></b> and </span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">r</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">a</span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">i</span><span style="color: lime; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">n</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">b</span><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">o</span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">w</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">s</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then ~ quite by accident ~ everything else started falling into place... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My favorite <span style="color: lime;"><b>St. Patrick's Day</b> </span>program is our puppet show featuring: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, I want to share our <b><span style="color: lime;"><i>Leprechaun Fun!</i></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As mentioned before, I enjoy making new versions of "<b>Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?</b>"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> </b>Here is my Irish version:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's our <span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;">ORANGE </span>sun...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A <b><span style="color: lime;">GREEN</span></b><b style="color: #6aa84f;"> </b>leaf...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A <b style="color: purple;">PURPLE </b>butterfly...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By this point, someone usually yells,<br />"It's a <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">R</span><span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;">A</span><span style="color: yellow; font-weight: bold;">I</span><span style="color: lime; font-weight: bold;">N</span><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">B</span><span style="color: purple; font-weight: bold;">O</span><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">W</span>!<br />If no one does, then I would ask what we made<br />while making the ASL sign for </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">r</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">a</span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">i</span><span style="color: lime; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">n</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">b</span><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">o</span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">w</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I continue the story with:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Purple butterfly, Purple butterfly,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> what do you see?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I see lots of children looking at me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Children, Children, what do you see?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We see:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a <b style="color: red;">RED </b>bird,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">an <span style="color: orange;"><b>ORANGE</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"> </span>sun</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a <b style="color: yellow;">YELLOW</b> star,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a <b style="color: lime;">GREEN </b>leaf, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a <span style="background-color: white;"><b style="color: blue;">BLUE </b>bird,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">a <b style="color: purple;">PURPLE </b>butterfly</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Up above us ~ flying across the sky!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">We see a </span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">R</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">A</span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">I</span><span style="color: lime; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">N</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">B</span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">O</span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">W</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And what does a <b><span style="color: lime;">Leprechaun</span></b> hide at the end of a </span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">R</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">A</span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">I</span><span style="color: lime; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">N</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">B</span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">O</span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">W</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His <b>Pot of <span style="color: #f1c232;">GOLD</span></b>!"</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's our wee<b><span style="color: lime;"> Leprechaun</span></b>'s pot of <span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>GOLD</b></span>!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the end of the story, our board looks like this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I forgot to mention that my story this week was made for the Magnetic Board rather than the Flannel Board. You could easily adapt it for the Flannel Board by adding felt to the back of the items rather than a piece of magnetic stripping or by cutting your own items from felt.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pieces were made by my "cut paper technique" ~ which is essentially layering different colors of construction paper ~ to add fun details. These are quick and fun items to make.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Following our storytime, we usually make our own black<b><span style="color: lime;"> </span></b>hat so that our friends can pretend to be <span style="color: lime; font-weight: bold;">Leprechauns </span>at home. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think our wee friend just might be a<i> <b>PERFECT</b></i> little <b><span style="color: lime;">Leprechaun</span></b>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed our <i style="color: lime; font-weight: bold;">Leprechaun Fun</i>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know we always enjoy a special visit from our wee Irish friends at our storytimes each March.</span></div>
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Storytime Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347160565583263163noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24753863372511893.post-66206693869459021332014-02-22T18:20:00.002-05:002014-02-22T18:49:04.685-05:00Guest Post: Color Cats<div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.428571em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span data-mce-style="font-size: 18pt;" style="line-height: 1.428571em;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="line-height: 1.428571em;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am very excited to be hosting a <b>Guest Post </b>this week. My Guest is <b>Melody who </b>is a Pre-K teacher working with 15 four year olds. She "uses her magnetic and flannel boards quite often" and is "very happy to have found <b><i><a href="http://flannelfridaystorytime.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Flannel Friday</a></i> </b>and <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://storytimesandmoreonthego.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Storytimes and More On the Go</a> </i>through one of the past <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://storytimesandmoreonthego.blogspot.com/2014/02/storytimes-and-more-saturday-share-for_20.html" target="_blank">Saturday Share</a> </i>posts.</span></span></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;">Have kids sit in a circle. Ask each kid to name color of his cat puppet. Read poem and put correct cat on magnetic board. As kids hear color names have them raise their cats and say, "Mee-ow!"</span></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b><span data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><em style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.428571em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 1.428571em;"><br clear="none" /></span></em></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;">When the cat that is RED</span></b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>Is finally fed,</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>He raises his head</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>And says - "Mee-ow!"</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>When the cat that is BLUE</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>Has nothing to do,</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>He comes up, too,</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>And whispers - "Mee ow!"</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>When the cat that is YELLOW</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>Is feeling mellow,</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>He tends to stretch</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>And bellow - "Mee-ow!"</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>When the cat that is BROWN</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>Starts stalking the town,</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>You'll hear his sound</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>When he cries - "Mee-ow!"</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>When the cat that is GREEN</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>Is finally seen,</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>You'll know what I mean</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>When I say he can really - "Mee-ow!"</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>When the cat that is BLACK</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>Arches his back, </b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>He has an uncanny knack</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>Of screeching - "Mee-ow!"</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>When the cat that is WHITE</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>Comes into your sight.</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>You very well might</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>Hear his famous - "Mee-ow!"</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>Okay, little cats,</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>Let's hear some "Mee-ows!"</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>And now it's time</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>For curtsies and bows.</b></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.428571em;">I often leave my Color Cats out in our literacy center to allow kids to play-teach with them. They really love it!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week I am posting in response to several email questions that I received awhile back and more recently, as well as a recent discussion on one of my Facebook groups. So ~ instead of a felt set for a book or rhyme, I am sharing a few <b><i><span style="color: #073763;">Felt Cutting Tricks</span></i></b> that I have learned from several different sources.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The questions were mainly about how I cut my felt pieces ~ especially the smaller detailed ones. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The best answer to "how do you cut such intricate, small details?" is <b><i><span style="color: #073763;">a very good pair of scissors</span></i></b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Mom was a seamstress in her spare time while being a wonderful mother to seven children. She taught each of us to use scissors at a very young age. One of the most important tricks she taught us was to only use <b><i><span style="color: #073763;">sharp</span></i></b> scissors. <i>(Oh, my! Little children with sharp scissors?!??!!? As long as there is appropriate supervision, young children truly benefit from using sharp scissors. Cutting is less frustrating for them so they learn the skill much quicker and with less fuss! Just don't leave your child unattended with a pair of sharp scissors. Commom sense!)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Mom also taught us to choose the <span style="color: #073763;"><b><i>right</i></b> </span>pair of scissors for the job at hand. If the job is small then don't use big, clunky scissors! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My go-to scissors for my felt projects ~ especially the smaller, more detailed cuts ~ are a small pair of <b><i><span style="color: orange;">Fiskars</span></i></b> <i>(see picture below)</i>. I bought them at WalMart about 7 years ago and they are still going strong. Well worth the cost!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next tricks I want to share are about the actual cutting. Since I need some lettering for an upcoming project, I thought I would use the letters as my examples. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first thing I do is find a font that I like and print it out in the size that I want to use. I then cut the individual letters a part.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This next step is one that I learned from a fellow <b><span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>Flannel Friday</i></span></b>-er. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(If you are the person I am referring to, please let me know so I can link to your blog post. Thanks!)</i> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has made cutting felt so much easier for me! It is <span style="color: #073763;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">magically</i> <b><i>easy</i></b></span>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b><i><span style="color: #073763;">magically easy</span></i></b> step is to simply position your pattern on your felt and then tape it down with clear scotch tape. Believe me, this will make your felt-cutting experience a lot less frustrating!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The tape holds the pattern in place and it makes it easier for you to move the felt and pattern around as you cut the details.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I usually trim off the excess felt before cutting close to the pattern. This also makes it easier to maneuver the felt to get right into each little nook and cranny.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There you have it ~ every librarian's favorite two letters!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My next trick has to do with cutting from the middle of a pattern. Below is a step-by-step collage for cutting out the center of a lowercase A. I tried to make the pictures as large as possible. If you click on the picture it will get larger. :o) Hopefully, you will be able to see exactly what I am talking about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, I poke a hole in the center of the area being cut out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next, I cut out a circle that is smaller than the area that needs to be removed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This allows more room to move the scissors around without stretching the felt too much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next, I slowly cut around the actual line ~ usually I get a little spiral as I cut the circle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, I trim any little fuzzies left inside the circle from the felt. For this I usually bring my scissors up from the bottom and through the hole rather than angling down from the top. This helps you see better and control the smaller movements needed to do the clean-up of your cut-out area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope these tricks are helpful to you. I enjoy cutting felt so much more when I take the time to collect the appropriate tools and take the time to set up each step rather than rush to just get it cut out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was my banner for a past <b>Storytime Prop Swap</b>. The <b>Swap </b>was based on the <b>Summer Reading Program </b>that many libraries used this past summer. The theme was "<b>Dig into Reading</b>" and I used a character from one of the books shared last summer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I</span>n celebration of my <span style="color: #073763; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Blast from the Past </span>post, is anyone interested in a second annual <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #073763;">Storytime Prop Swap</span></i>? I can easily set one up! If you are interested ~ even just a little bit! ~ just let me know in the comments below or by emailing me at <span style="color: #073763;">storytimeabcs@gmail.com </span>with "<b><i>Storytime Prop Swap</i></b>" in the subject line. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Lisa </b>from <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://thriveafterthree.com/" target="_blank">Thrive After Three</a> </i>has used puffy paints to create some very detailed animals who are enjoying a lively sled ride in the book, <a href="http://thriveafterthree.com/2014/02/19/ten-on-a-sled/" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Ten on a Sled</a>, by Kim Norman.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Meg </b>from <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://missmegsstorytime.com/" target="_blank">Miss Meg's Storytime</a> </i>brings us <b>two </b>germy ideas this week just in time for <i style="font-weight: bold;">National Children's Dental Health Month</i>. The first is a "<a href="http://missmegsstorytime.com/flannel-friday-teeth-germs/" target="_blank">great visual</a>" that will help even your toddler friends learn about brushing teeth. The second is a flannel board version of <a href="http://missmegsstorytime.com/flannel-friday-teeth-germs/" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Five Little Germs</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><b>Kathryn </b>from <a href="http://kdr4xmom.blogspot.com/" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Fun with Friends at the Storytime</a> is sharing her own adorable felt version of a rhyme written by her co-worker, <b>Mr. Thad</b>. The rhyme is <a href="http://kdr4xmom.blogspot.com/" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Five Dalmatians</a> and is perfect for lots of different storytime themes like ~ dogs, pets, fire safety, spots, etc. Oh, and you just gotta love those googly eyes!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Christine </b>from <a href="http://feltboardideas.blogspot.ca/" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Felt Board Ideas</a> was inspired this week by the librarian who did storytime during her daycare's visit to the library. <b>Christine</b> recognized the classic song, <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://feltboardideas.blogspot.ca/2014/02/ocean-theme-and-felt-board.html" target="_blank">Slippery Fish</a></i>, but was introduced to a new song that she had not heard before ~ <a href="http://feltboardideas.blogspot.ca/2014/02/ocean-theme-and-felt-board.html" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Five Little Fishies Swimming in the Sea</a>. Such fun ocean animals with more googly eye fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Katie </b>from <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Story Time Secrets</a> </i>shares a very interactive version of one of her storytime staples, <a href="http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/2014/02/flannel-friday-bumpin-up-and-down-in-my.html" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Bumpin' Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon</a>. <b>Katie </b>even includes a link to a <i style="font-weight: bold;">Raffi </i>video for the hand motions to this lively song. By the way, in case you are curious ~ "Miss Katie's gonna fix it with her hammer..."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Anne </b>from <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://itsybitsymom.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">itsybitsymom</a> </i>has taken advantage of some "tough" weather in her area and she has been busily working on several felt sets inspired by other <i style="font-weight: bold;">Flannel Friday</i>-ers. The one she has for us this week is based on the book, <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://itsybitsymom.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/flannel-friday-not-a-stick/" target="_blank">Not a Stick</a></i>, by <b>Antoinette Portis</b>. Lots of different mediums were used in her highly creative pieces!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Congratulations to <b>Amy </b>from <a href="http://showmelibrarian.blogspot.com/" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">The Show Me Librarian</a> for completing her "month two of felt story goal" with such a cute version of one of my favorite color stories ~ <a href="http://showmelibrarian.blogspot.com/2014/02/flannel-friday-dogs-colorful-day.html" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Dog's Colorful Day</a> by <b>Emma Dodd</b>. <b>Amy</b>'s storytime friends are going to really enjoy all her hard work! If you don't have your own version Dog and all his colorful spots then your storytime friends are definitely missing out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Bridget </b>from <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://whatisbridgetreading.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">What Is Bridget Reading?</a> </i>was once again <i style="font-weight: bold;">Flannel Friday</i>-inspired to create some very colorful and sparkly <a href="http://whatisbridgetreading.blogspot.com/2014/02/flannel-friday-goldfish.html" target="_blank">goldfish</a>. I am totally impressed with her "metallic glittery puff paint" prowess and you will be, too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Kristen </b>from <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Library Village</a> is sharing a simple guessing game ~ <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2014/02/flannel-friday-wheres-duck.html" target="_blank">Where's Duck?</a> </i>~ that will work with babies and toddlers. This "quick to make" activity set will set you on your way to an exciting and very welcome <i style="font-weight: bold;">Spring</i> storytime session. It is a very versatile set and Duck is so sweet, isn't she?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Linda </b>from <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://meusenotes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Notes From the Story Room</a> </i>gives a shout-out to another <i style="font-weight: bold;">Flannel Friday</i>-er, <b><a href="http://piperlovesthelibrary.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jane</a></b>, for her inspiring felt work. She also mentions and links up several ways to make different styles of storytelling sets. Then she shares her favorite way to "quickly" make pieces for your flannel board using interfacing. <b>Linda </b>provides some <b><i><a href="http://meusenotes.blogspot.com/2014/02/felt-board-figures-with-interfacing.html" target="_blank">wonderful tips</a></i></b> for making and storing your interface pieces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guess who is next in our Round-Up. It's the aforementioned flannel-inspiring </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jane </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">from </span><a href="http://piperlovesthelibrary.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Piper Loves the Libray</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">! Welcome back, <b>Jane! </b>You were missed!<b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She is joining the Round-Up this week with an </span><a href="http://piperlovesthelibrary.blogspot.com/2014/02/flannel-friday-goes-wild-with-mr-tiger.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">informative pos</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">t about serving on the </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cybil Awards Committee </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as a finalist judge. What a cool experience! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Congratulations, </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jane</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Lauren </b>from <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://thedilleydally.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Dilley Dally</a> </i>is a first time contributor this week. Welcome to <b>Flannel Friday</b>! Apparently,<b> Lauren </b>is resourceful as well as being organized enough to be preparing for summer already. Very impressive! After not being able to find a scientist flannel, she created her own ~ <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://thedilleydally.blogspot.com/2014/02/5-little-scientists-flannel-board.html" target="_blank">5 Little Scientists</a></i>. It is adorable, too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another warm welcome to <b>Melody </b>who is also joining the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Flannel Friday Round-Up </i>for the first time this week. She is a <i style="font-weight: bold;">Guest Poster </i>on my blog, <a href="http://librarystorytimeabcs.blogspot.com/" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Storytime ABC'S</a>. <b>Melody </b>is sharing a cute magnetic board set and rhyme that she uses for reinforcing color recognition in her PreK classroom. The rhyme is <a href="http://librarystorytimeabcs.blogspot.com/2014/02/guest-post-color-cats.html" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Color Cats</a> and the magnetic cats are very simple to make using a diecut machine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My share this week is another <i style="font-weight: bold;">Blast from the Past </i>with a little updating. ;o) It is all about <a href="http://librarystorytimeabcs.blogspot.com/2014/02/blast-from-past-felt-cutting-tricks.html" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Felt Cutting Tips</a> with an invitation to answer a simple question ~ <span style="color: #073763; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Is anyone interested in a </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">2nd </span><span style="color: #073763; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">annual </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Storytime Swap</span><i style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;">? </i>If you are curious about what that might be, just click<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://librarystorytimeabcs.blogspot.com/2012/11/first-annual-storytime-swap.html" target="_blank">here</a> </i>for more information about the <i style="font-weight: bold;">First Annual Storytime Swap</i>. It was really fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: #073763;">Thank you for stopping by for the Round-Up. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed bringing it all together!</span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To learn more about <i style="font-weight: bold;">Flannel Friday</i>, please visit us on the <a href="http://flannelfridaystorytime.blogspot.com/" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">website</a>. Or check out the group out on <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23flannelfriday" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, join our lively discussions on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/flannelfridayfun/#_=_" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or explore all our awesome pins on<br /><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/flannelfriday/" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">This week I am sharing a </span><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://librarystorytimeabcs.blogspot.com/2012/08/not-flannel-friday-baby-what.html" target="_blank">Blast From the Past</a></span></i><span style="color: #333333;"> that has been <i>tweaked</i> for my </span><b>Penguin</b><b style="color: #333333;"> </b><span style="color: #333333;">programs this month. It is a </span><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;">Storytime Prop</span></i><span style="color: #333333;"> but I also use it as a <b>craft</b> for my </span><i style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;">Family Storytime </i><span style="color: #333333;">friends.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>(Sung to: "I'm Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee")</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Won't my mommy sigh and tap her leg?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Crack! Crack! Crack!</span></div>
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Won't my mommy let me keep it?<b> <i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Maybe?!??!</span></i></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">It might be hard to see but the body <br />and wings of this little guy are a dark gray <br />and the head is black.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My storytime friends fell in love with this little dude and were very excited to make their own egg and baby penguin to take home. They also took home a flyer with the above song and the rhyme below. While saying the rhyme, they all made their little penguins waddle, swim and climb. So adorable!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was a little penguin </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who waddled when she walked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She swam in the ocean </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And she climbed on some rocks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mmmmm, what a meal!</span></div>
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Storytime Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347160565583263163noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24753863372511893.post-64126925096478370252014-01-18T11:27:00.001-05:002014-01-18T13:46:49.874-05:00Guest Post: Trains, Buses, and Trucks!<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Recently, I was involved in a discussion on the <b>Facebook</b> page for a wonderful new group of people who have the same passion that I have ~ a </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: red;"><b><i>LOVE</i></b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> for sharing <b>any</b> and <b>all</b> things </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: blue;"><b><i>Storytime</i></b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">-related! If you have that same passion, you can find the discussion on the page for the group, <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/storytimesandmoreonthego/" target="_blank">Storytimes and More on the Go</a></i>.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Our <i style="font-weight: bold;">Guest Poster </i>today is an active participant in the group so I am very excited that she asked to share one of her favorite storytime plans with us this week.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Her name is <b>Jane </b>and her favorite storytime themes are "Trucks and Trains -- 'though not together".</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Jane </b>says that she is quite active with her "</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">Pinterest </i>boards...but no blog". (Check out her pins <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/storylady101jm/" target="_blank">here</a>.)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">She is also active on her "library system's wiki...but no blog". (Don't miss their wiki <a href="http://mclskids.pbworks.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">PLUS, she has been "hosting storytimes for 20+ years" and she has "lots of ideas -- (her) own and some "borrowed"...but no blog".</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Well... guess what?!??! She doesn't need her own blog to share all her wonderful, invaluable experience with all of us. She can do it through this <i style="font-weight: bold;">Guest Post</i>! So from this point on, all credit goes to <b>Jane</b>!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Before we get to <b>Jane</b>'s storytime plan, she has two songs that she opens all storytimes with. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"The first, to greet our friends, and have them recognize colors and body parts":</span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">"<b><i>Hello, all my friends, how do you do? </i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>How do you do? How do you do?</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Hello, all my friends, how do you do? </i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>How are you today?</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>If you're wearing _____, touch your _____."</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>(Repeat with 5-6 colors/body parts.)</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>End with:</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><b>"If you're here for storytime, put on your listening ear. Sh-sh-sh"</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">"The second song engages everyone...or tries to":</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>"Here's your hands, clap-clap-clap,</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Here's your hands, clap-clap-clap.</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Here's your knees, so pat-pat-pat,</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Here's your knees, so pat-pat-pat.</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Clap-pat, clap-pat, clap-pat,</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Shake those arms about.</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Here's your eyes, so blink-blink-blink,</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Here's your eyes, so blink-blink-blink.</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Here's your brain, so think-think-think,</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Here's your brain, so think-think-think.</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Blink-think, blink-think, blink-think,</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Clap-tap, clap-tap, clap-tap,</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Shake your arms about.</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Move your arms, up and down,</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Move your arms, up and down. </i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Move your arms all around,</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Move your arms all around.</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Up, down - all around,</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Up, down - all around,</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Blink-think, blink-think, blink-think,</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Clap-tap, clap-tap, clap-tap,</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Shake your arms about!"</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Now for <b>Jane</b>'s <i>Storytime Plan</i> for:</span></span><br />
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<i><b>A peanut sat on a railroad track,<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>His heart was all a-flutter.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>Around the bend, came number 10,<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>Toot-toot, peanut butter.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b> </b> --Traditional<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></span></i></div>
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<i><b>I met an engine on a hill,<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>All hot and broken-hearted.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>And this is what he said to me,<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>As up the hill he started.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>I think I can, I think I can,<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>At any rate I'll try.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>I think I can, I think I can,<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>At any rate I'll try.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>He reached the top, and looking back,<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>To where he stood and doubted,<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>He started on the downward track,<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>And this is what he shouted.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>I knew I could, I knew I could,<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>I never should have doubted.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>I knew I could, I knew I could,<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>I never should have doubted. </b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And her <i>Storytime Plan </i> for:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Opening songs—Greet & Movement<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*I Like Trucks, I Always Will (song,
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*<b>TRUCK DRIVER TOM</b>, Monica Wellington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Trucks are driving through the town, (fingerplay)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Driving up and driving down.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Here’s a red fire truck,<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>A green recycling truck,<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>A yellow construction truck,<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>A brown delivery truck,<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>And a red, white and blue mail truck.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>1-2-3-4-5 <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i> Beep-beep!</i></b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*<b>PRESCHOOL TO THE RESCUE</b>, Judy Sierra<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*BREAK – Hurry, Hurry, Drive the Fire Truck (movement song, Barney lyrics)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Participatory Flannel Board – I hand out different
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Wheels on the Bus (movement
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Ring-Around-the-Rosie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(I may do a train craft if I’m with older kids. We have
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the end of storytime, I will almost always end with
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>I’m as tall as a giraffe, </b> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>I’m as big as a house, </b> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>I’m as tiny as an elf,</b> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>(hands are made low to ground)<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>I’m as quiet as a mouse.</b></i> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">A </span><b style="color: #222222;">HUGE</b><span style="color: #222222;"> "</span><b><i><span style="color: red;">Thank you!</span></i></b><span style="color: #222222;">" to </span><b style="color: #222222;">Jane </b><span style="color: #222222;">for sharing </span><i style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold;">TWO </i><span style="color: #222222;">complete </span><i style="color: #222222;">Storytime Plans </i><span style="color: #222222;">with us this week. After reading her plans, I have added </span><i style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold;">Preschool to the Rescue</i><span style="color: #222222;"> to my TBR pile and I'm looking for a week or two to add Trains, Buses, and Trucks to my storytime schedule. I haven't done transportation in quite awhile so I am sure my storytimes will love a </span><b style="color: #222222;">Jane</b><span style="color: #222222;">-inspired week or two. Lol!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">***This <i style="font-weight: bold;">Guest Post </i>has been shared on the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Storytimes and More Saturday Share </i>for 1/18/14***</span></div>
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Storytime Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347160565583263163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24753863372511893.post-58096900011118522312014-01-17T10:52:00.004-05:002014-01-17T10:52:49.207-05:00Flannel Games ~ Animals in WHAT?!??!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>"<span style="color: red;">Animals, </span><span style="color: purple;">animals</span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><span style="color: purple;">everywhere -</span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><span style="color: lime;">from </span><span style="color: purple;">A </span><span style="color: red;">to </span><span style="color: purple;">Z in</span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><span style="color: red;">their</span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><span style="color: purple;">W</span><span style="color: lime;">H</span><span style="color: purple;">A</span><span style="color: blue;">T</span><span style="color: red;">?</span><span style="color: lime;">!</span><span style="color: purple;">?</span><span style="color: blue;">?</span><span style="color: purple;">!</span><span style="color: red;">!</span>"<span style="color: red;"> </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other day a <span style="color: red;"><b><i>bright</i></b></span> and <b><i><span style="color: purple;">c</span><span style="color: lime;">o</span><span style="color: purple;">l</span><span style="color: blue;">o</span><span style="color: red;">r</span><span style="color: lime;">f</span><span style="color: purple;">u</span><span style="color: red;">l</span><span style="color: purple;"> b</span></i></b>ook arrived on my desk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second I saw it, I <i style="font-weight: bold;">knew </i>it needed to be <i style="font-weight: bold;">flannel</i>-ized for an ABC game for my preschool friends. It is a book that, according to the back cover, "helps kids learn the ABCs in a <i style="font-weight: bold;">fresh</i>, <i style="font-weight: bold;">new </i>way."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would totally agree! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Underwear is definitely a <span style="color: red;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">FRESH</i> </span>way to approach the ABCs!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And who better than <b>Todd Parr</b> to make such a book?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To make my alligator and letter A, I enlarged the picture in the book and cut them out of colorful felt. I then glued the pieces onto stiff black felt to create the outline. Stiff felt also makes the pieces much more durable which is necessary when they will be played with by lots of little hands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I plan to make all the letters and animals over the next few weeks. I will be back to update the post as I get them done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is going to be a great felt set to use when sharing the book. I think I will pass out the animals to my storytime friends before reading the book. Then as I put the letters up and show the pictures, each child can bring up the appropriate animal. Should be fun with lots of laughter!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the game aspect, I will be placing all the pieces out at our large flannel board and allow our library families to match the letters to the animals. I also think the animals could be used for a sorting game by underwear ~ too funny! Sometimes kids will surprise you with the way they sort things. Some might sort by colors or by stripes but, if you do this sorting activity with a child, I recommend that you let the child take the lead and tell you how they want to sort the animals and their underwear. You just might learn something new!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will be sharing this post on the<span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://kdr4xmom.blogspot.com/2014/01/flannel-friday-roundup-placeholder.html" target="_blank"> </a></span><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://kdr4xmom.blogspot.com/2014/01/flannel-friday-roundup-placeholder.html" target="_blank">Flannel Friday Round-up</a></span> </i>and on the <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://storytimesandmoreonthego.blogspot.com/2014/01/storytimes-and-more-saturday-share-for_16.html" target="_blank">Storytimes and More Saturday Share</a></span></i> this week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are interested in finding out more about each group, you can find <i style="font-weight: bold;">Flannel Friday </i><a href="http://flannelfridaystorytime.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a> on their blog and <i style="font-weight: bold;">Storytimes and More </i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/storytimesandmoreonthego/" target="_blank">here</a> on their Facebook group or <a href="http://storytimesandmoreonthego.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a> on their blog. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been excitedly waiting for our first event in our <i>new reading incentive program</i> titled:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our first 8 week session of this program is actually having </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The program consists of two parts. One is library-related and the other can be completed outside the library for those who can only visit the library occasionally.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Participants must be in grades K through 5.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reading logs must be kept over the 8 week period. They must be completed and turned in on a specific date.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each participant must earn a total of 8 cookies to qualify for an invitation to our exciting <i style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Cookie Party</i>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To earn a cookie, participants either read for 2 hours to earn a round cookie or complete 2 specific activities for a gingerbread man cookie.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The program includes meet-ups at the library on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays of the month for an hour-long event. Participants are not required to attend. But, if they do, they will get assistance with the library-related activities and they will be introduced to tons of good books and authors; view quality children's videos; either make a fun craft or participate in unusual literacy-related games. In other words, tons and tons of afterschool fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For our first meet-up, my co-worker chose a Cat theme.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My co-worker read a cat book to our library friends and then we made some awesome corner bookmarks. </span><span style="text-align: center;">I actually found a cat corner bookmark and a monster corner bookmark by using Google.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Both websites that I found on Google had a template. I printed each one out on cardstock. The templates made the craft much easier for the younger participants. All they needed to do was pick their paper ~ I provided lots of crazy, colorful paper as well as solid colors ~ draw around the template, cutout the shape, decorate, fold and glue. Very simple! Very fun !</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Although they liked the monster bookmarks that I shared with them, everyone decided to make cats for their book buddies. Perfect choice, don't you think?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While creating our corner bookmarks, we talked about books that everyone had read recently. It was as awesome discussion during which I discovered that some of the friends did not know who <b><i>Pete the Cat</i></b> is. <i><b>WHAT?!??! No way!!</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know I didn't cover everything in detail here ~ like the activities aspect of the log ~ but I hope to share more details over the next 8 weeks. I also plan to share the preparations for our Cookie Party. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please feel free to email them to me at storytimeabcs@gmail.com or leave them in the comments below.</span></div>
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<b><i>***If you noticed the title of this post, you may be asking yourself, "What is Thrive Thursday?" Good question! It is a new Blog Hop that I am linking to this week. It is a weekly compilation of programming ideas for school-age children. I am excited to be linking up for the first time but the Hop has been going on for months. Be sure to check all of them out at the host blog, <a href="http://thriveafterthree.com/2014/01/14/thrive-thursday-placeholder-11614/" target="_blank">Thrive After Three</a>.</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In order to continue to feel like I am not just wasting time on there, I have decided to create or use at least two ideas a month and share the results on my blog. So I now introduce you to my newest blog feature:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the first <span style="color: red;"><b><i>Pinterest </i></b></span>creation, I decided to make something that I can use with a rhyme or two during storytimes but also set out for exploration at our <b><i>Stay and Play</i></b> time following our <i style="font-weight: bold;">Read, Sing, Play Toddlertimes</i> and after our <b><i>Read, Learn, Imagine Family Storytimes. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While the orignal post had directions for making a 4 foot felt snowman, I realized that I already had the perfect pattern for my snowman. I decided to make my <i><span style="color: blue;">cool dude</span></i> using my magnetic board snowman that I made a few years ago. He is just the right size for my magnetic/flannel board that makes an appearance at every one of my storytimes. Plus I use him for lots of snowy fun that you can check out <a href="http://librarystorytimeabcs.blogspot.com/2012/01/storytime-fun-it-is-snowing-all-around.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Besides playing with our cool guy and re-building him over and over, we also did a song with him. This is a song that has been around for awhile so I really don't have a source to name. It is a piggyback song ~ which I always love! Plus I have tweaked it a little for my own purposes ~ as usual! It is sung to the familiar tune of "The Farmer in the Dell".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For my youngest storytime friends, these verses are enough and we just add some more items ~ like two brown sticks for arms, 4 yellow stars for buttons, a tall black hat, etc. ~ as we talk about the items. For my older storytime friends, I add a few more verses to the song as we continue to decorate our snow friend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have lots more plans for my new snow friend! I will be adding many more items so that he can be a fashionable snowman. I also plan to make cards with differently dressed snowmen illustrated on them. Then I can ask my storytime friends to re-create each one. Great activity to focus learning on the differences and similarities!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am sharing my first <i style="font-weight: bold;">Pinterest-ing Fun </i>creation on the <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.futurelibrariansuperhero.com/2014/01/flannel-friday-placeholder-for-january.html" target="_blank">Flannel Friday Round-Up</a> </i>which is being hosted by <i style="font-weight: bold;">Anna</i> this week and on the 2nd <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://storytimesandmoreonthego.blogspot.com/2014/01/storytimes-and-more-saturday-share-for_10.html" target="_blank">Storytimes and More Saturday Share</a></i>, a new link-up for <i>anything</i> related to early literacy and early learning. Be sure to check out all the other awesome ideas on both link-ups ~ you'll be so glad you did!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love January because that means Wintertime! And, even though I now live in Florida, I love sharing snow books and learning activities with my storytime friends. One of my favorite flannels for the snow theme is this one ~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my past post, <a href="http://librarystorytimeabcs.blogspot.com/2012/01/activity-five-little-snowflakes.html" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Activity: Five Little Snowflakes</a>, you will find several ideas for using these snowflakes during your storytimes and I shared a couple of rhymes ~ one is a count-up rhyme and the other is a count-down rhyme. Great to use together!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did not create these beautiful snowflakes on my own! I want to give a shout out to one of my favorite on-line friends, Library Quine! She actually created these awesome snowflakes and shared the template on her blog,<a href="http://loonsandquines.blogspot.com/2012/01/flannel-friday-five-little-snowflakes.html" target="_blank"> <b><i>Loons and Quines @Librarytime</i></b></a>. Be sure to click on over for her snowflake post and the template. I highly recommend exploring the rest of her blog while you are there. It is a wonderful resource!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently, we decided to add what we call a <i style="font-weight: bold;">Stay and Play</i> time<b> </b>to our <i style="font-weight: bold;">Read</i><b>, </b><i style="font-weight: bold;">Sing, Play Toddlertime</i> every Tuesday morning. I had wanted to do this for years but my former boss never approved the idea. I was a little hesitant to ask my new boss but finally decided to take the chance. I am so glad I did! She loved the idea and we started the very next week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since then, I have been garagesale-ing to find age-approproate toys and learning activities for our storytime friends. I have also been creating lots of activities of my own ~ mostly out of felt!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week's <b>Flannel Friday</b> contribution is the new learning activity for this week's <i style="font-weight: bold;">Stay and Play</i>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The learning activity is made from a <i style="font-weight: bold;">Fun Find</i> that I picked up for a song last year after Christmas. <i>(If you are unfamiliar with what I call a </i><b style="font-style: italic;">Fun Find</b>, <i>just click<b> <a href="http://librarystorytimeabcs.blogspot.com/2012/04/fun-finds-cupcake-candy-holders-and.html" target="_blank">here</a></b> for an explanation.) </i></span></div>
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I picked the kits up for a couple of dollars a piece and they made 16 Gingerbread kids each! Once I opened them, I decided to do a little tweaking to be able to use my Gingerbread friends with my younger storytime friends.</div>
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First, I embroidered the mouths with red thread, then I added eyes by finding little black brads and little pink felt circles were glued on for the cheeks. </div>
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Next, I decided to add buttons, bows, and numerals in the colors of the rainbow. Each Gingerbread Boy pair would be able to be matched up by color and by numeral/number of buttons. (The buttons were brads in each color ~ a little bigger than the eye brads.) I also added white felt icing to the arms and legs.</div>
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Once each Gingerbread boy was decorated, I glued them to some brown felt so that I could cover up the brads and embroidery threads. This served two purposes: it made the "cookies" safer for the little ones to play with and it made each cookie the same from the back. You'll see why this is important in a minute.</div>
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Here are all the Gingerbread Boys ready for the Fun and Games:</div>
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There are tons of things I have planned for these cute little guys but the one activity that I wanted to share with my families this week is the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Gingerbread Friends Memory Game</i>. </div>
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I will be encouraging my storytime parents to use the Gingerbread Kids just like cards in a Memory Game. They will turn all the cookies over to the plain side when they place them in rows on the flannel board or floor. Then they will take turns turning over two at a time with their child as they try to find the pairs. As mentioned before, this can be done by matching colors or by naming the numeral and finding the cookie with the right number of buttons.</div>
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Since I was able to buy several kits for such a low price, I have been able to make quite a few sets of both Gingerbread Boys and Girls. </div>
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This will allow several parents to play Gingerbread Friends Memory with their children at the same time. </div>
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For my other friends, we will have our new kitchen play area set up for making cookies! Complete with bowls, spoons, measuring cups, rolling pins, cookie cutters ~ <b>AND Gingerbread Playdough!</b></div>
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The playdough is homemade so it is easy to clean up and completely edible. It is edible and smells delicious but I didn't say it tasted good! LOL</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">To start us off this week, </span><b style="color: #333333;">Kathryn </b><span style="color: #333333;">is getting the jump on Christmas with her sweet, little Gingerbread Men on her blog, </span><a href="http://kdr4xmom.blogspot.com/2013/11/mmmm-gingerbread.html" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Fun with Friends at Storytime</span></a>. She has several fun, interactive songs and fingerplays to go along with her yummy felt cookies. I love her special glittery sugar cookies at the end of her post. I can't wait to use <b>Kathryn</b>'s awesome ideas!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is really funny how often <b>Flannel Friday</b>-ers seem to think alike from week to week ~ this week, I also have some yummy Gingerbread Friends to share at my blog, <i style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://librarystorytimeabcs.blogspot.com/2013/11/flannel-friday-gingerbread-friends-fun.html" target="_blank">Storytime ABC'S</a></i>. Mine were created to be used for songs and rhymes during storytime AND for a little learning fun at our new <b>Stay and Play</b> time following our<b> Toddlertime</b> each Tuesday. I also made <b>Gingerbread Playdough </b>for our storytime friends to play with ~ <i>recipe included!</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Though it hasn't quite snowed yet where <b>Shaia</b> at <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://thriveafterthree.com/2013/11/28/the-jacket-i-wear-in-the-snow/" target="_blank">Thrive After Three</a></i> lives, she is still wearing all of the cute, colorful clothes she made for a rebus-reading of <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Jacket I Wear in the Snow</i>. I know her storytime friends must have <i style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">loved </i>being able too help "read" the story! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Anne</b> at <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.sotomorrowblog.com/2013/11/flannel-friday-windblown.html" target="_blank">So Tomorrow</a></i> was inspired to create a flannel set based on one of her favorite books published in 2013, <b>Windblown </b>by <b>Edouard Manceau</b>. She was inspired by a past <b>Flannel Friday </b>post which she shares a link to in her post. I always enjoy seeing different versions of the same book, song, or rhyme.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is another example of <b>Flannel Friday</b>-ers thinking alike ~ <b>Sharon</b> is also sharing one of her favorite books from 2013! She shared her favorite in an "unconventional <b>Flannel Friday</b> post" on her blog, <a href="http://storytime.readingchick.com/?p=3278" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Rain Makes Applesauce</a>. I love unconventional posts, don't you?!??! The book that <b>Sharon</b> has fallen in love with is <b>Moo </b>by <b>David LaRochelle</b>. Have you seen it yet? I actually have it in my TBR pile at work and now I can't wait to read it on Monday ~ thanks to <b>Sharon</b>!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Jane </b>at <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://piperlovesthelibrary.blogspot.com/2013/11/for-love-of-books.html" target="_blank">Piper Loves the Library</a></i> has "a biggie with a little bit flannel". You definitely do NOT want to miss it! It is a <i>super</i> <i><span style="color: red;">fancy </span>party </i>to celebrate <b>National Picture Book Month</b>! I'm so sad that I wasn't able to dress-up and attend but I'm sooo sooo happy that <b>Jane</b> is sharing her "red carpet" fun with us through words and pictures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Sue</b> at <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2013/11/flannel-friday-there-was-bold-lady.html" target="_blank">Let the Wild Rumpus Start</a> </i>is sharing her "quick and easy" felts for the book, <b>There Was a Bold Lady Who Wanted a Star! </b><i>She </i>says "quick and easy", <i>I </i>say <i style="font-weight: bold;">"WOW!" </i>She hand drew her pieces with puffy paint! <i style="font-weight: bold;">Plus</i> she made them reversible!!! I am impressed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Katie </b>at<a href="http://bilingualchildrensprogramming.blogspot.com/2013/11/miau-los-gatos-cats-bilingual-storytime.html" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-decoration: none;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://bilingualchildrensprogramming.blogspot.com/2013/11/miau-los-gatos-cats-bilingual-storytime.html" target="_blank">¡Es divertido hablar dos idiomas!</a> </i>has gone above and beyond with her Cats/Gatos-themed bilingual storytime plan. She shares bilingual books, songs, and an <i style="font-weight: bold;">adorable </i>flannel based on the book, <b>Cookie's Week/La Semana de Cookie</b>. All the work is done for us! She has provided a ready-made storytime that <i>anyone</i> could present in both English and Spanish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Kathryn </b>brings us a "<b><i>blast from the past</i></b>" with a flannel that she feels like could be tweaked into a Christmas gift rhyme. It is <a href="http://kdr4xmom.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-gift-for-mommy.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">A Gift for Mommy</a>! Too cute!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Anne </b>is sharing a <b><a href="http://www.sotomorrowblog.com/2012/01/flannel-friday-snowball-snowball.html" target="_blank">past post</a></b> in honor of all the snow they've been getting in Michigan already.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And as one last example of <b>Flannel Friday</b>-ers thinking alike, I have chosen my "<b><i><a href="http://librarystorytimeabcs.blogspot.com/2013/01/not-quite-flannel-friday-melting-snowman.html" target="_blank">Not Quite a Flannel Friday ~ Melting Snowman</a></i></b>" post from this past January to share. We aren't having any snow here in Florida (<i>surprise, surprise!) </i>but I have been receiving lots of snow pictures from my son and his fiance in Michigan. ;o)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Next week's <span style="color: red;"><b>Holiday </b></span><b>Round-Up</b> will be hosted by <b>Mollie </b>at <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://storytimewithmissmollie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">What Happens in Storytime</a></i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To start us off we have a very friendly monster who adores polka dots!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, that's where our Storytime Friends come in on this one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They each have a small felt circle of different colors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They bring them up </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and add them</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to our friendly little guy as he asks for each color.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the rhyme to share with your Storytime Friends:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00392157); line-height: 1.428571em;"><b style="line-height: 1.428571em;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm a Little Monster</span></b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i><b>Isn't he sweet with his red polka dots?</b></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00392157); line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>I'm a little monster friendly and bright.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00392157); line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>I won't give anyone a fright.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00392157); line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>I love polka dots but I have none.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.428571em;">So step right up and give me </span><u style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.428571em;">red</u><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00392157); line-height: 1.428571em;"> ones.</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00392157); line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>I'm a little monster friendly and bright.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00392157); line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>I love polka dots but I only have some.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.428571em;">So step right up and give me </span><u style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.428571em;">orange</u><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00392157); line-height: 1.428571em;"> ones.</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00392157); line-height: 1.428571em;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Continue until each color has been added,</span></i></span></div>
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<i style="line-height: 1.428571em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">then sing the last verse:</span></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00392157); line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>I'm a little monster friendly and bright.</b></span></div>
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<b>I won't give anyone a fright.</b></div>
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<b>I love polka dots and I have lots.</b></div>
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<b>Thank you for my colorful spots.</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The idea for a cute polka dotted monster and the words to the activity were originally found <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://the-wielded-pen-childrens-corner.blogspot.com/2012/10/polka-dotty-monster-flannel-friday.html" target="_blank">here</a> </i>on a past <i style="font-weight: bold;">Flannel Friday </i>post. And I have seen the words shared on another site <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(which I can't find at the moment) </i></span>where they were presented as a piggyback version of "<b><i>I'm a Little Teapot</i></b>". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to make my own monster and to just tweaked the song a little ~</span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as I am known to do! </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just changed a couple of things ~ including the last verse ~ and I recited it as a rhyme rather than singing it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also had some familiar monster come to visit us at our Storytime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First we did a <i>count-up rhyme</i> and added each monster friend to the board one by one. Then we did a monster-version of "<i style="font-weight: bold;">Five Little Monkeys</i>" with just our three friendly monsters (<i>count-down song)</i>. This fun song lead into our second book of the evening which is fast becoming one of my favorite monster books. It is:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We ended our monster-ific evening with a grrrrr-licious snack and a chance to make our own friendly monsters to take home and play with:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by again this week. Don't forget to check out the rest of the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Flannel Friday</i> fun by visiting our host this week, <b>Lisa</b>, at <b><i><a href="http://lisaslibraryland.blogspot.com/2013/10/flannel-friday-placeholder.html" target="_blank">Libraryland</a>.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's <b style="color: orange;">October </b>already!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, that means one thing ~ <i style="color: orange; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">Halloween</i> is just around the corner!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year I decided to change up my <b><span style="color: orange;">October </span>storytime </b>offerings and do a month long theme all about dressing up and playing pretend. When I mentioned this idea to my <b>storytime friends </b>back in September, several of them mentioned <b>Superheroes </b>as a favorite dress-up theme. So... that is how our first week of <b style="color: orange;">October</b> became our:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had more fun than I ever imagined while preparing for my first ever <b>Super Friends Storytime</b>. And I look forward to sharing all the <i>super fun</i> activities, songs, rhymes, and books we shared this week but, for now, I will share only one. It is a bright and colorful <i style="font-weight: bold;">Super Friends </i>version of the book, <b>Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?</b>, by Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle. <b> </b>It also has a little tweak to it based on the book, <b>The Amazing Adventures of BATHMAN!</b>, by Andrew T. Pelletier:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">Red Glitter Girl</i>,<i style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"> Red Glitter Girl</i>,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I see <span style="background-color: white;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: orange;">Dr, Orange Lava</span></i> </span>looking at me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="color: purple; font-weight: bold;">Purple Power Princess</i>,<i style="color: purple; font-weight: bold;"> Purple Power Princess</i>,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I see lots of <i style="font-weight: bold;">Super Friends </i>looking at me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking at us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll be back soon to share the rest of our awesome <i style="font-weight: bold;">Superheroes Storytime and Game Night </i>~ including Super Power snacks and Superhero Challenges ~ but, in the meantime, since this week's <b>Flannel Friday Round-Up </b> is our <i style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;">2nd Annual Halloween Extravaganza</i> I thought I would shar a few links to my past posts that are <i style="font-weight: bold;">Halloween</i>-related:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="http://librarystorytimeabcs.blogspot.com/2012/08/fun-find-monster-puppets.html" target="_blank">Fun Find ~ Monster Puppets</a></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://missmaryliberry.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/flannel-friday-roundup-for/" target="_blank">Last year's Flannel Friday's Halloween Extravaganza</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Lisa </i>at <b><i><a href="http://lisaslibraryland.blogspot.com/2013/10/flannel-friday-brown-bat-brown-bat.html" target="_blank">Libraryland</a></i></b> was inspired by a past <b>Flannel Friday </b>post to do her own version of "<i style="font-weight: bold;">Brown Bat, Brown Bat</i>". Lisa's pieces are bright, colorful, and simple to make ~ especially if you have the diecuts. Her black cat is my favorite!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Bridget </i>at <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://whatisbridgetreading.blogspot.com/2013/10/flannelfriday-five-little-monsters.html" target="_blank">What is Bridget Reading?</a> </i>crocheted some sweet Sesame Street-style monsters with pom pom noses! She includes four counting rhymes (two are "library-style") and a bonus flannel board set. She is a talented lady!</span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Sue</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> at </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2013/10/flannel-friday-halloween-surprise.html" target="_blank">Let the Wild Rumpus Start</a> </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">has also gone above and beyond with another contribution this week! I am <b><i>totally, completely in love</i></b> with her original rhyme, "</span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">That's a Costume</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">". Besides addressing a very timely topic, </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Sue </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">has creatively presented it in an age-appropriate format.<i><b> Very child-friendly!</b></i> I am sure her storytime parents appreciate this gentle little reminder that this time of year is all about pretending. </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Sue</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">gets my vote for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Super Librarian</span> this week!!!</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>There was a farmer had a dog</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>And Bingo was his name-o.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>B-i-n-g-o, </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>B-i-n-g-o,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>And Bingo was his name-o!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>With each additional verse, remove a tag ~ starting with the B ~ </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>and revealing a dog paw underneath.</i></span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have the children either clap or say "woof!" for each paw revealed.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Woof-woof-woof-woof-woof,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Woof-woof-woof-woof-woof,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>And Bingo was his name-o!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Fun, isn't it?</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, that is the traditional song but ~ you know me ~ I have to tweak it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I know some dogs who love to play</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>And counting is their game-o</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1-2-3-4-5,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1-2-3-4-5,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>And counting is their game-o.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I know some dogs who love to play</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>And counting is their game-o.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1-2-3-4-woof!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1-2-3-4-woof!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1-2-3-4-woof!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>And counting is their game-o!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Continue until once again you are having the children say, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then end with,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"That's the end of their game-o!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have found that <b>Bingo </b>is one of those songs that just invites audience participation without much effort on my part. All ages love to join in singing and clapping! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a fun way to encourage letter recognition and, now with the tweaked version, it can be used to encourage number recognition as well. All with the same set of magnetic pieces!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you have a special way that you tweak Bingo? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you will share your version in the comments below!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This little guy showed up in my blog feed earlier this week and I knew I just <b><i>HAD</i></b> to make him! I clicked on the link from <b>Sarah </b>at <i><a href="http://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2013/08/felt-shark-finger-puppet.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Repeat Crafter Me</a><b> </b>~ cute name, huh? ~<b> </b></i>and found a wonderful post that included a <b><i>template</i></b>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That cinched it for me! I found some gray felt, dug out my favorite pair of scissors, and got right to work. Twenty minutes later, I had my toothy little guy all ready to start chasing little fishes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, I have a shark to add to my ocean animal finger puppet set along with:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="http://librarystorytimeabcs.blogspot.com/2012/07/flannel-friday-once-i-saw-octopus.html" target="_blank">Miss Octavia the Octopus</a></i></b> ~ who is also reversible! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>to see her surprise. It is very cool!)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have several songs and rhymes in mind for <i style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Toothy the Shark</i>. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(That's his name right now, Might change it later but, for now, </i><span style="color: blue;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Toothy</b> </span></span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">it is.)</span> </i>Here is the song I think my storytime friends will have the most fun with. I hope you will like it, too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>(Sung to: "Five Little Monkeys Swinging in the Tree")</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Five little fishes swimming in the sea,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"You can't catch me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No, you can't catch me!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Along comes Mr. Shark,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teasing Mr. Shark,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"You can't catch me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No, you can't catch me!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Along comes Mr. Shark,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No little fishes swimming in the sea,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No teasing Mr. Shark,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"You can't catch me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No, you can't catch me!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Along comes Mr. Shark,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As hungry as can be!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All the little fishes are swimming quietly </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Among the seaweed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The ending is my own tweak on the original because I have had some little ones upset when the fish are eaten. What can you do? You have to save the sweet little fishes, don't you? Besides, it gives you another chance to count to five! LOL!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will introduce this song using <i style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Toothy</i> and a velcro glove puppet with five colorful fish. (I don't have a picture to share yet but I will add one soon.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, that is it for me today. I am heading home to turn on the last night of <i style="font-weight: bold;">Shark Week</i>. Hope you have a wonderful evening and don't forget to ~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has been a few months since my last post ~ life gets in the way sometimes! But I am happy to be back this week and excited to be hosting the <b>Flannel Friday Round-Up</b>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week at our <b>Family Storytime</b>, we had some puppy-jumping fun! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For years now, I have done a simple puppy version of <b>The Five Little Monkeys </b>(with no props)<b> </b>at my pet programs. My storytime friends have loved it! But ~ I have always wanted to flannel-ize my puppy version! Recently I came across a cute little board book that has quickly become a library favorite. As soon as I saw it, I knew I had found the perfect little puppies to flannel-ize!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Aren't they unbelievably adorable?!??!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I couldn't resist so I made them out of felt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plus, I made a bed just for them! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used to do the rhyme just like the original monkeys version but once I read this book, I tweaked it a little...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Five playful puppies jumping on the bed,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(Place puppies on board as you count them)</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One fell off and bumped his head.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mama called the doctor, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the doctor said,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"No more puppies jumping on the bed.'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Additional verses:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Four </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I miss my puppy friends," he cried.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week's contributions are clever, dynamic, and charming ~ not mention inspiring! Grab yourself a refreshing drink and settle in because you don't want to miss <b>any</b> of these fun ideas.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First up is a </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="color: red;">***Newbie Alert*** </b>because we have two ~ yes, that's right! TWO! ~ new <b style="color: blue;">Flannel Friday </b>friends sharing their creativity this week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please give a warm welcome to <b>Jenna</b>! She blogs at <b><a href="http://librarianjenna.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/the-greatest-of-all-flannel-story/" target="_blank">Stories with Ms Jenna</a></b> where she is sharing her flannel-ized version of <b>Eric A. Kimmel</b>'s picture book, <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Greatest of All</i>. Jenna's pieces are <i>beautifully</i> done with paint details! I am always envious of anyone who can add details with paint ~ that is just something I can not do well. :o( </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soooo, <b>Jenna</b> ~ I am officially envious of you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Let's give another warm welcome to a team of four youth services librarians from Ohio ~</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b>Miss Kristen</b>,<b> Miss Kristi</b>,<b> Miss Sue</b>, and<b> Miss Carol </b>~ who blog at <b><a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2013/08/flannel-friday-big-wide-mouthed-frog.html" target="_blank">Let the Wild Rumpus Start</a></b>. This week, <b>Sue</b> says they are excited to share their version of the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Big Wide Mouthed Frog</i> featuring Australian animals based on the art work of <b>Ana Martin Larranaga</b>. The animals are gorgeously made and, once again, I am envious of the incredible paint details! Ladies, you have definitely inspired me to try my paints again because I have to make this set!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next, we have some <i style="color: black;">yummy</i> flannels featuring one of my favorite fruits of the Summer season ~ <i style="color: #e06666; font-weight: bold;">WATERMELON</i>! Yum!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to <b>Kathryn</b> over at <a href="http://kdr4xmom.blogspot.com/2013/08/watermelon.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Fun with Friends at Storytime</a>, Saturday, August 3rd, is <i style="color: #e06666; font-weight: bold;">National Watermelon Day</i>! And she is inviting us to celebrate by sharing her original rhyme, <i style="font-weight: bold;">Sharing Watermelon</i>. Also, shared in the post is a list of books, songs, and links to other watermelon flannels posted by other <b>Flannel Friday</b>-ers. How awesome is that?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Katie</b> using her own imagination to create a wonderful flannel set of a little boy who <i>imagines</i> and then draws himself a cute ~ but very demanding ~ monster. On her blog, <a href="http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/2013/08/flannel-friday-jeremy-draws-monster-by.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Storytime Secrets</a>, <b>Katie </b>mentions that this flannel "was probably the most successful" she has ever used with her preschool storytimes! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next, we have <b>Shawn</b> at <b><a href="http://readrhymesing.blogspot.com/2013/08/flannel-friday-little-ball-big-ball.html" target="_blank">Read, Rhyme, and Sing</a> </b>who has a toddler storytime favorite, <b>Little Ball, Big Ball</b>. It has been tweaked to include new verses to be used with some very colorful flannel balls. <b>Shawn </b>gets lots of "extra mileage" with this <i>simple</i> but <i>very smart</i> set that can be used for color recognition and counting with even your youngest storytime friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am beyond excited about this next , and a contribution! <i>(It is what I call a <b>Fun Find</b> on my blog and I can never resist them!)</i> <b><a href="http://1234morestorytimes.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/flannel-friday-i-found-some-kids/" target="_blank">1234 More Storytimes</a> </b>announces that she "found some kids" in the dollar bins of <b>Target</b>! How <i style="font-weight: bold;">FUN</i> is that?!??! These kids are <i>perfect!</i> That is all I am going to say because you need to head on over to the blog and check them out yourself. Because who can't use <i style="font-weight: bold;">more</i> sweet kids at storytimes?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Bridget</b> used her wonderful crocheting talents to bring us some delightful frog magnets. On her blog, <a href="http://whatisbridgetreading.blogspot.com/2013/08/flannelfriday-five-little-frogs.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">What is Bridget Reading?</a>, she provides two original rhymes. Check them out! They will help make your storytime a hopping-ly good time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since <b>Anne </b>played with<b> </b>kitties this week, I think I'll share my very excitable puppies that we played with this week. They are based on the puppies in one of our favorite board books. It is a touchy-feely book so the little ones really enjoy it! You will find these silly little guys on my blog ~ <b><a href="http://librarystorytimeabcs.blogspot.com/2013/08/flannel-friday-five-playful-puppies.html" target="_blank">Storytime ABC'S</a></b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can you believe that Summer is winding down and Fall is just around the corner?!??! Well, <b>Lisa</b> from <b><a href="http://lisaslibraryland.blogspot.com/2013/08/flannel-friday-squirrels.html" target="_blank">Libraryland</a> </b>is already prepping for Fall Storytimes with one of my favorite Fall animals ~ <i style="color: #660000; font-weight: bold;">SQUIRRELS</i>! She made some cute little squirrel finger puppets. So sweet! She provides two rhymes to help get you started with your own Fall planning and she</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Miss Meg </b>is a Librarian after my own heart! <3 Not only does she like to make sure that her storytime friends have a take-home item, she makes sure it is <i style="font-weight: bold;">fun</i> and <i style="font-weight: bold;">interactive</i>! Two very important requirements, in my opinion. ;o) But she doesn't stop there ~ she also makes sure that you won't need a lot of time or money! Something <i>quick </i>and <i>simple</i>, too! On her blog, <a href="http://missmegsstorytime.com/flannel-friday-dig-into-reading-with-hedghogs/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Miss Meg's Storytime</a>, you'll find her adorable hedgehogs. They will easily become a "treasure" that continually reminds our young friends that storytime is <i style="font-weight: bold;">Fun</i>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This next one from <a href="http://thriveafterthree.com/2013/08/02/little-mouses-big-secret/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Thrive After Three</a> is based on a book that is new to me. <b>Mrs Shaia</b> says that it is one of her favorite Fall stories so I am looking forward to searching it out ~ especially after seeing the magical prop that she uses to tell the story! According to <b>Mrs Shaia</b>, it astonishes the children. I can see why! It is a dazzling display of creativity!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been missing the opportunity to share in the <b>Flannel Friday Round-Up</b> for the last few months so I was <b><i>bound</i></b> and <b><i>determined</i></b> to share this week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As of right now, we are negotiating ~ <i>he is definitely one tough fowl!</i> ~ but I am hopeful that I will be able to make him see why this is so important to me...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If <b>Sarah </b>at <a href="http://misssarahsstorytime.blogspot.com/" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Read It Again!</a>, our <b>FF Round-Up Host </b>for this week, will take pity on me ~ <i style="font-weight: bold;">Please! </i>~ I promise I will do my <i>very </i><b style="font-style: italic;">best</b> to convince <i style="font-weight: bold;">Pigeon</i>, to help me finish our flannel before tomorrow afternoon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do you say, <b>Sarah</b>? Can we be in the <b>Round-Up</b>??? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will only be just a <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>little tiny bit</i> </span>late!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Five little pigeons jumping on the bed.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">One fell off and bumped his head.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We all called the doctor</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Don't let the Pigeons jump on the bed!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Four little Pigeons jumping on the bed.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">One fell off and bumped her head.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We all called the doctor</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And the doctor said, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Don't let the Pigeons jump on the bed."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Three little Pigeons...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One little Pigeon jumping on the bed.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">He fell off and bumped his head.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We all called the doctor </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And the doctor said, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Let him drive the bus instead!"</span><br />
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We hope this was worth the wait! Pigeon seems to really like the rhyme now that I agreed to change the last line. What do you think?</div>
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Pigeon and I have had so much fun together that we are planning a few more activities to share. Be sure to stop back by for them!</div>
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Just to entice you, here is a picture of our double-sided Pigeon Puppet craft:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I apologize for the poor quality on the "No!" picture. <br />It should be a white bubbles with a black "No!"<br />When I post the instructions, I will try to take a better picture.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last Friday, we bounced like bunnies. This week, we are going to wiggle and squirm like worms! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am not sure if I have ever done a storytime featuring worms ~ ewwww! smooshy, gooshy, slimey, slippery worms! ~ before. But it was FUN! Planning last night's Family Storytime and Game Night was actually more fun than I imagined. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And did you know worms have their own personalilites? Well... at least mine do! *wink*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> As some of my storytime friends say, "Let's do it!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Along comes a green one and that makes four.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Along comes a purple one and that makes six.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you started to wonder about the title of this blog post yet? What does "<b>Where Can They Be?</b>" have to do with squirming worms? Stick with me. You are going to find out soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the second rhyme, I am bringing in the colorful bird finger puppets that I shared a few weeks ago in this <b><a href="http://librarystorytimeabcs.blogspot.com/2013/03/saturday-share-its-colorful-surprise.html" target="_blank">Saturday Share</a></b> post.<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> (Click on the pictures for a larger view.)</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>There goes the red worm!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Now where can he be?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>No little wiggle worms</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>None teasing any bird,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Down swoop the hungry birds</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Searching all around.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Safe under the ground!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When doing this rhyme with the bird finger puppets, I give each one to a child. I have the child fly the bird up to the flannel board when we say its color. The child makes the bird swoop towards the worm but I actually take the bird off the board and set it aside in preparation for the end. Once the worm disappears, the child flies his bird back to his seat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If I do the puppets myself, I use the same hand holding the puppet to pick the worm off the board ~ making it look like the bird got the worm. This makes the ending even more of a surprise!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the end, I count the worms back onto the board. I have felt pieces that are green above a section of brown. It looks like grass and the ground beneath.<span style="font-size: x-small; font-style: italic;"> (I don't have a picture with these pieces but I will try to take one soon.) </span>These pieces work perfectly with my flannel board because it is blue and great for the sky. I add a few white felt clouds and a large felt tree when I want to build the whole scene.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aren't worms fun?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I received such wonderful emails from several people last week ~ in response to me including additional ideas like craft and snack ~ that I thought I would go ahead and include more ideas this week. Not sure I have pictures for it all but I'll try to add some later if I don't.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the<b><i> Game Night</i></b> portion of the <b><i>Storytime</i></b>, we played with our parachute and added worms to the mix!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wiggle your worm fast; then wiggle it s-l-o-w.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wiggle your worm on your shoulder; then wiggle it on your head.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wiggle your worm along your arm; then wiggle it along your leg.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wiggle your worm on your nose, what a silly willy stunt!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wiggle your worm on your toes, then wiggle it towards the sky.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now wiggle your worm down to the ground; and wave a sad 'good-bye'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope these rhymes and learning activities get you excited about exploring worms with your little ones! It is FUN! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are soooo many more worm ideas that I have to share but I'll have to save them for another day. In the meantime, you can check out this past post, <b><a href="http://librarystorytimeabcs.blogspot.com/2012/08/flannel-friday-apple-surprise.html" target="_blank">Apple Surprise!</a></b>, about a worm in an apple. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(I almost forgot about him!)</i></span> And, if you are looking for more learning ideas with an worm theme, please feel free to email me at <b>storytimeabcs@gmail.com</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since <b>Spring</b> has also arrived, I have been doing lots of <b><i>Springtime</i></b> programs which always seem to include some<b> bunny</b> fun, of course! Are you ready for lots of hopping and bouncing?!??! Well, ready or not, here we go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love these sweet little bunnies and so did my storytime friends! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They wanted to play with them over and over again after storytime ~ bouncy, bouncy, bouncy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Six bouncing bunnies happy to be alive,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Five bouncing bunnies hopping past my door,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One hopped away and then there were four.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Four bouncing bunnies hiding eggs beneath a tree,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Three bouncing bunnies painting eggs a bright blue,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One hopped away and then there were two.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two bouncing bunnies chasing butterflies in the sun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One bouncing bunny looking for some fun,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tweak this rhyme when I want to do a little color recognition with my storytime friends. For this tweaked version, we first count the bunnies onto the flannel board. Then I ask, "Are they all the same?" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We discuss how the bunnies all have two long ears, a twitchy nose, and white, fluffy fur. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"But! they are not all the same! How are they different?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once someone points out that each bunny has a different colored tail and tummy, we name each color and make the ASL sign for each color.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I say, "the purple one hopped away" instead of "one hopped away" and change to a different color for each stanza.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have an exceptionally active group of storytime friends, you can encourage them to stand up and hop with each bunny. Soon they will be tuckered out and ready for a sit-down activity. Little tricks like this ~ when deliberately used at certain times ~ will allow you to guide even the youngest and the most active children towards having a longer attention span and towards being able to focus on specific learning experiences during storytime or circletime</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can also do some more hopping with this cute rhyme based on the ever-popular <b>Five Little Monkeys</b> fingerplay.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(The bunnies pictured below are an old set that have been well-loved and often-used. Y</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ou can tell by the "crazy" look on some of their faces! ;o)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> They would be simple enough to create with pompoms, felt, and wiggly eyes.)</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When starting this rhyme, I have the little ones help me count the bunnies as I add them to the glove. Then I ask them to hold up five fingers and we count again. Once everyone has five fingers held up, we practice bouncing them up and down. Now, everyone is ready to start.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Five little bunnies hopping down the trail,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One fell down and bumped her tail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"No more bunnies hopping today!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One little bunny hopping down the trail,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He fell down and bumped his tail.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Momma called the Doctor and what did he shout?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"No more bunnies hopping about!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another way to share this rhyme is to make bunny ears and choose 5 children to wear them and be the hopping bunnies. As you count down, just take the bunny ears from one child at a time and have that child sit down. Always a fun way to engage the children!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have several more "hopping bunny" songs and rhymes but I think I'll stop here to day. If you are interested in the other ones, just email me at storytimeabcs@gmail</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before I leave you, I did want to share our snack, our library search/ take-home item, and the video we watched at last night's <b>Easter Storytime and Pajama Party</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The snack was delicious! It was cheddar bunnies and pretzel bunnies and carrots.Yum! Yum!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b>Flannel Friday Round-Up</b> for this week is being hosted by <b>Miss Mollie Kay </b>on her blog, <b><a href="http://storytimewithmissmollie.blogspot.com/2013/03/flannel-friday-place-holder.html" target="_blank">What Happens in Storytime...</a> </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you aren't too tired from all our bouncing, I recommend that you hop on over there for a collection of creative ideas for lots of <b>Early Learning</b> fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For this <i style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Saturday Share</i>, I have several ways to present the rhyme, <i style="font-weight: bold;">Six Colorful Eggs</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This rhyme promotes color recognition and counting.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is versatile and can be used for lots of different themes. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plus, it is very simple to make!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Six colorful eggs, hoping to survive...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But, for now, I will just do the ASL sign for "nest".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found larger Easter eggs in the rainbow colors for this prop set. Then I made some adorable bird finger puppets out of felt and colorful feathers! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When using this set, I will place each bird puppet into the matching egg. Then I will have 6 children come up and hold one of the eggs. When I say the color of an egg, the child holding it will crack it open and pull out the bird. Once the bird is on their finger, they will fly it up and down and all around. I will take the egg and close it back up, set it aside, and bring it back out at the end when each bird lays an egg.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found my inspiration for these awesome<b> </b>puppets<b><a href="http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2012/08/bright-bird-finger-puppets.html" target="_blank"> here</a> </b>at the <b><span style="color: red;">I Heart Crafty Things</span></b> blog. It even has the pattern for you! <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(I probably shouldn't admit it but I didn't know there was a pattern until I went back to the post to link it here. I saw a picture of the finger puppets in a Google image search and made my own pattern. That is how simple these puppets are!)</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**I did not use hot glue to add the beak, google eyes, and feathers. I used <b>Tacky </b>glue. If you look closely at the purple bird, you will notice a little white at the base of the bird where the feathers are. It is the glue because it hadn't dried yet when I took the picture. Now that it is dry, it is invisible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**My wings had a longer strip of felt between the wings. Since my fingers are bigger than a child's fingers, I needed more space there. You may need it, too. ;o)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I an very excited about all the versatility I see in this activity! Besides being able to use these two sets for themes such as <b>Birds</b>, <b>Eggs</b>, <b>Easter</b>, and even <b>Colors </b>~ I am thinking that you can tweak the sets and make them fit for any animal that lays eggs. For myself, I am thinking about making chicks for a <b>Farm </b>theme, frogs for<b> </b>a <b>Pond </b>or <b>Spring </b>theme, or even <b>Snakes</b> for a <b>Reptile</b> storytime. All you have to do is make some colorful felt creatures and tweak the rhyme!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AND! There's more! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm thinking I can tweak the puppet pattern to make butterflies, bees, ladybugs, and who knows what else!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you make either flannel set, I would love to see pictures and hear about your child/ren's reactions. If you have any ideas for more versatility, I would enjoy hearing about them! I hope you will share your ideas and experiences with me at storytimeabcs@gmail.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>It is Flannel Friday's <span style="color: red;">2nd</span> birthday!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I missed sharing <a href="http://storytime.readingchick.com/?p=3040" target="_blank">"What Flannel Friday means to me..."</a> last week so I thought I would share a </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">special song this week. I am sharing it in celebration of <b>Flannel Friday</b>'s second birthday because the song is about sharing ~ which is what we do best! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The song is done by one of my favorite Children's entertainment groups ~ <b><a href="http://store.learningstationmusic.com/literacyinmotioncd.aspx" target="_blank">The Learning Station</a></b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The song is <b><a href="http://store.learningstationmusic.com/database/literacy/The%20Giving%20Song.mp3" target="_blank">The Giving Song</a></b> and is based on the book, <b><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/giving-tree-shel-silverstein/1100830900?ean=9780060256654" target="_blank">The Giving Tree</a></b>, by Shel Siverstein (1964) which is also one of my favorite books.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b><i>I just love that tree!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This particular song <b><i>perfectly</i></b> represents what <b>Flannel Friday</b> means to me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It makes me smile every time I hear it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://flannelfridaystorytime.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Flannel Friday</a></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> makes me smile every Friday with each <a href="http://flannelfridaystorytime.blogspot.com/p/browse-past-round-ups.html" target="_blank"><b>Round-Up</b></a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"I get a good feeling when I give, </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>that's how the whole world should live.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>I get a good feeling when I share,</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>sharing shows that you care!"</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>***By the way, <b><a href="http://www.learningstationmusic.com/" target="_blank">The Learning Station</a></b> will be at the <b>2013 NAEYC Annual Conference and Expo</b> in Washington DC from November 20th to November 23rd. If you are going, don't miss their performance! I saw them at an ECE Conference in Oklahoma years and years ago. I still enjoy my memories of the fun my friends and I had during their performance. I learned lots of helpful tips and songs that I still use today in my storytimes. This group is awesome!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wish I could share the whole song with you so that you could smile along with me and feel how special each of you are to me. And how important you are to my storytime friends who all benefit from the sharing that you do each week on our <b>Flannel Friday Round-Ups</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Thank you so much for sharing a part of yourself </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b><i>"I feel good, and it's true, I'm happy to share me with you.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>May we all continue sharing for a very long time!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week's <b>Round-Up </b>is being hosted by Melissa on her blog, <a href="http://melissa.depperfamily.net/blog/?p=4609" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Mel's Desk</a>.</span></div>
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